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Multiple choice evs magic with mirrors dual nature of light nature and sources of light theories on light

Newton postulated his corpuscular theory of light on the basis of

  1. newton's rings

  2. rectilinear propagation of light

  3. colour through thin films

  4. dispersion of white light into colours
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rectilinear propagation of light.
According to Newton’s Corpuscular Theory of Light, light consists of very tiny particles called corpuscles. These corpuscles, on emission from the source of light, travel in straight line with high velocity.

Multiple choice evs magic with mirrors dual nature of light nature and sources of light theories on light

According to corpuscular theory, the velocity of light in the denser medium is greater than that in rarer medium.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The corpuscles (light) would travel faster in the denser medium than in rarer medium. But later this is proved wrong. We know that light travels faster in the rarer medium than in denser medium.